Early 1800's England.
Jane Eyre takes place in 19th Century England, though we are never specifically told where in England it is. We're talking about fictitious towns throughout England, throughout...
It was the beginning of the expansion of political power to the masses, or at least to all white men regardless of property ownership, rather than it just being concentrated in the hands of a few...
It was developed during the US Civil War with the hope of reducing casualties and wars by making armed conflict to terrible to experience. The principle was revived by General Electric as an aircraft...